Laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Malaysia: preparedness and response, April 2014.

نویسندگان

  • J Premila Devi
  • W Noraini
  • R Norhayati
  • C Chee Kheong
  • A S Badrul
  • S Zainah
  • K Fadzilah
  • I Hirman
  • S Lokman Hakim
  • A Noor Hisham
چکیده

On 14 April 2014, the first laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection was reported in Malaysia in a man in his mid-fifties, who developed pneumonia with respiratory distress, after returning from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The case succumbed to his illness three days after admission at a local hospital. The follow-up of 199 close contacts identified through contact tracing and vigilant surveillance did not result in detecting any other confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

دوره 19 18  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014